Tax Evasion to Sexting: Why Congressmen Resign

As Rep. Michael Grimm (R., New York) prepares to resign from Congress following a guilty plea for tax evasion, a look at past lawmakers who resigned in disgrace.

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and it's a very big mistakes ... mistakes that I am I to immensely ... immensely regret ... Staten Island Congressman Mike Rann announced he will step down on January fifth after pleading guilty to tax evasion ... he was the latest in a long history of rogue lawmakers who resigned in disgrace ... Randall Duke Cunningham resigned in two thousandsix after pleading guilty to tax evasion and conspiracy to commit bribery ... in my life ... with great joy ... great sorrow ... you know I know great shape ... the California congressman took two point four million dollars in bribes in exchange for defense contracts he racked up everything from trips to cars and lived rent free Oneok he named Duke stare ... Cunningham was sentenced to eight years in prison ... then there was the high profile resignation of former House majority leader Tom delay ... he also stepped down in two thousandsix after being indicted for allegedly when you ... are ... and I will be absolutely exonerate ... Mr delay was charged with taking corporate donations in passing through the Republican National Committee ... to candidates for the Texas Legislature ... state election laws ban corporate contributions to local races ... Mr delay was found guilty and sentenced to three years in prison ... but after years of appeals his conviction was overturned ... Democratic Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr resigned in two thousand twelve and is currently serving time in federal prison ... he pleaded guilty to spending seven hundred fifty thousand dollars his campaign money and personal items including ... a forty three thousand dollar gold-plated Rolex twenty eight thousand dollars in Michael Jackson memorabilia ... and fur coats ... alleging corruption isn't the only scandal worth resigning over Florida Congressman Trey real step down last January after he was caught buying cocaine from an undercover federal agent ... and who can forget New York Congressman Chris Lee ... he resigned in two thousand eleven just three hours ... after doctor posted his response to a Craigslist ad for women seeking men ... along with his shirtless photo ... that same year another New York Congressman Anthony Wiener resigns twenty days after tweets or is that he sent to a woman along with the loot photo so ... we are first claimed his Twitter account had been hacked ... that is more photos and more women emerge ... to be clear the picture was of me ... I said to ... cost leader steps down ... so today I'm announcing my resignation from Congress ... the ... the leader in for New York City Mayor even more women came for him for ... a surprise that more things to come out sooner ... he lost an election will this be a ...